Water-bag.



'P. A. GORDON.

WATER BAG. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 8, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

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WATER-BAG.

Specification of Letters Tatent.

Application filed February 8, 1909.

Patented Nov. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 476,893.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. GORDON, citizen of the United States, residing at Nogales, in the county of Santa Cruz and Territory of Arizona, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ater-Bags, of which the following is a specification.

An object of this invention is a simple, durable and efiicient construction of water bag, and the invention consists essentially in a device of this character which comprises a body portion, a stay which is mounted therein at one end, the stay being provided with an opening registering with an opening in the body portion and the material defining the opening in the body portion extending into the opening in the stay, a funnel being adapted to fit within the stay opening so as to wedge the body material against the Walls thereof, and a hood or closing strip secured permanently at one end of the body portion and arranged for detachable connection at its other end thereto, the strip being designed to extend over the funnel so as to close the filling opening formed thereby.

The invention also consists in certain constructions, combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a water bag constructed in accordance with my in vention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the upper portion of the bag. Fig. 3 is a top plan view, and Fig. 1 is a fragmentary transverse section illustrating the lower portion of the bag.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawing by the same reference characters.

The body portion 1 of my improved water bag may be constructed of rubber or any other waterproof material, the edges of which are stitched or otherwise secured together to prevent leakage. A stay 2 is secured within the body portion 1 at one end thereof, said stay being constructed of wood or metal, the body portion being preferably folded around the strip or stay 2 and secured thereto in any desired way.

The ends of the strip constituting the bottom edges of the bag are turned out and stitched through four thicknesses of material as indicated at 5. By reference to Fig. 4: it will be seen that the folded ends 6 extend below the stitching 5 and in addition to forming a strong seam, the end of the bag is sufiiciently protected from contact with objects which might injure the stitching and render the bag useless.

The strip or stay 2 is provided with an opening 7 which registers with an opening in the bag material, and is designed as a filling opening for the bag. The edges of the material defining the filling opening are secured to the stay 2 by a funnel 8, the lower portion of which, as indicated at 9, and best seen in Fig. 2, extends into the opening 7 to retain the bag material in a wedged or clamped position.

10 designates a closure for the filling opening 7, said closure consisting of a flap or strip, preferably formed of the same material as that of which the body portion is formed. This strip is secured permanently to the bag upon one side and is provided with snap fasteners 11 at one end by which it may be secured detachably to the body portion upon the opposite side after it has been folded over the funnel 8 to close the mouth thereof.

The body portion of the bag is provided near its lower end with a valved outlet 12 comprising a faucet provided with a threaded nozzle to which the shower attachment or hose, (not shown) may be conveniently connected and the contents of the bag used as a shower or as a syringe.

The numeral 14: designates an adjustable handle preferably constructed of rope and secured to the opposite extremities of the stay 2, as by loops 15 which pass through the transverse openings formed in said stay and bag material. At one end of the handle let the loop 15 is integrally a part thereof while the other loop is connected to the end of said handle by means of an enlarged end portion 1% passed through an eye 15 formed at the extended end of the loop.

The handle material or rope 14 near one extremity is enlarged and constitutes a grip 16 by which the bag may be conveniently carried. The handle is also formed near the grip 16 with an enlargement la which may be passed through the eye 15 as inclicated in Fig. 2, so as to shorten the handle and render it more convenient for use in carrying the device from place to place.

When the handle is extended into the position as illustrated in Fig. 1 it may form a convenient means for suspending the bag on a nail, bracket or other support.

Having thus described the invention What is claimed as new is A bag of the character described comprising a body portion having its side walls folded and secured at their edges and provided with a filling opening, a stay around which said side walls are folded, said stay being provided with an opening registering with the opening in said body portion, a

funnel adapted to fit Within the stay opening, a hood secured to the bag and arranged i to form a closure for said funnel and filling opening, a valve controlled outlet for the bag, and carrying means secured to said stay.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature 2c in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. GORDON.

Vitnesses:

H. J. SAXON, E. A. REnDooK. 

